Upper Level ISEE Sentence Completion Practice Test 28

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1. Although Marie was a talented and ------- performer, her gifts were often ------- because she didn't know how to promote herself.

  • A. faithful…supported
  • B. insulting…overlooked
  • C. promising…satisfied
  • D. versatile…ignored

2. Although she was the daughter of a wealthy slaveholder, Angelina Grimke ------- slavery and ------- her whole life for the cause of abolition.

  • A. desired…picketed
  • B. detested…dedicated
  • C. hated…wasted
  • D. represented…fought

3. Rhubarb is actually quite -------, requiring a large amount of sugar to make it -------.

  • A. bitter…palatable
  • B. flavorful…fattening
  • C. nutritious…sickening
  • D. unpopular…sticky

4. Because Martha was naturally -------, she would see the bright side of any situation, but Jack had a ------- personality and always waited for something bad to happen.

  • A. cheerful…upbeat
  • B. frightened…mawkish
  • C. optimistic…dreary
  • D. realistic…unreasonable

5. Although Edgar was not telling the truth, his ------- succeeded: it ------- the crowd to demand that Edgar's competitor be rejected.

  • A. antipathy…questioned
  • B. condone…encouraged
  • C. fallacy…incited
  • D. lie…permitted

6. Even though the critics praised the author's ------- use of words, they found the text ------- at a mere 100 pages.

  • A. hackneyed…threadbare
  • B. improper…laconic
  • C. precise…short
  • D. sure…banal

7. Erica's mother could not ------- why Erica would study a subject as ------- as the culture of 13th century French winemakers.

  • A. fathom…esoteric
  • B. intend…bizarre
  • C. respond…gruesome
  • D. understand…interesting

8. The threat of the storm did not ------- Ernie's excitement for the race; he had no ------- --------running in even the most unpleasant of weather.

  • A. diminish…reservations about
  • B. improve…concerns about
  • C. lessen…inclination to go
  • D. understate…abilities for

9. Always -------, Mr. Sanford refused to spend any money on anything unnecessary; to him, even a meal at a restaurant was a ------- excess.

  • A. parsimonious…gratuitous
  • B. penurious…useful
  • C. spendthrift…respectable
  • D. stingy…selective

10. To her -------, Margie was given the unfair label of -------, even though her love of the arts was far from superficial.

  • A. chagrin…dilettante
  • B. frustration…adversary
  • C. irritation…performer
  • D. surprise…mentor